The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-28
GENERAL NJ EWS.

Queen Kapiolani and suite visited the
Mare Island navy yard In San Francisco
Tuesday, and were received with royal hon
ors.
John Bangs and James Maston, both sail
0rs, had quarrel in New York Tuesday
night over S1.25. Bangs threw Maston to
the sidewalk and broke his skull. from the
result of which he died. Bangs was arrest
ed yesterday morning.
Inspection stations have been established
at Nogales and Yuma, on the Mexican border
to inspect passengers and prevent the in
PRODUCTION OF cholera and other diseases.
The water is still gradually receding at
Montreal. 1t is believed that the worst is
over The greatest sufferers are the resi-
dents of Point st. Charles and Grifintown.
The pumps have again been started.
The race for the 1000 guineas stake for
three-year-olds was run yesterday at New
market, England. 1t was won by Douglas
Baird's chestnut colt Enterprise. tenwicks
bay colt finished second and Perkins chest
nut colt Eglsmore third. There we're eight
starters.
The Marquis of Lansdowne has declined
yided last week by the mediators engaged
in the task of adjusting the dispute between
him and his dissatisfied tenants.
Some unknown friend has sent check for
$500 to Captain Greedy Of the weather bu-
reau to be Invested for the benefit of the lit
tie daughter born to him short time ago.
Walt Whitman is writing a short biogra-
ply of Elias Hicks, founder OF the "Hick-
site" branch of Quakers, which will contain
many interesting anecdotes.
Gail Hamilton says she did not write the
Arthur Richmond" articles in the North
American, and that Mr.. Blaine is ignorant
of their authorship.
Mr.. George Bancroft has returned to
Washington and was but little fatigued by
bie limo 10 narfQatly xvoll oil
the time he was travelling, and besides visit
ing Nashville and Louisville went to Chat
tanooga and ascended Lookout Mountain.
There was $150,000 fire at Brookdale, n.
Y. Tuesday evening.
1t is thought that Warren Billings, a shoe
maker Of Dover, n, H., has committed sui
eide by drowning, He mysterioHsly disap-
peared some days ago.
The annual spring drive down Pemigewas-
set river in New Hampshire went over Liv-
ermore Falls yesterday. The water is very
low.
Pasteur, who is now GA years old, was last
winter sent by his physician to Italy for hi.
health, and is only just returning to Paris.
Master Workman, w. III. Rich of Berwick
Me-, is presiding at Dover, N. H., at the
quarterly meeting Of the District Assembly
ITO Knights of Labor
The summing up in the Paine will case
was concluded yesterday in New York city
The decision was reserved.
A citizen of Sumterville, Fla, set out an
acre of strawberry plants two years ago, and
from the crop alone has supported his family
in comfort and spent six months Of the year
in the north
The Academy Of Music property in New
York city, was sold Tuesday by William b.
Dinsmore, president OF the Adams Express
Company, to William p. Douglas for S435,-
600.
Martin Schneider, who recently died In
Fort Wayne, Ind, aged 102 years, was SOL
dier under Napoleon, and fought at Water
loo. The week before he died he walked
four miles to see favorite grandchild.
The Ocean Parlor and Park Baths, said to
have been the handsomest bathing establish
ment on the New Jersey coast, was burned
yesterday at Atlantic City with its contents,
bathing robes, etc. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.